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Apr 11, 2017, 1:23 pm

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Originally Posted by BOB W

Several years ago I was IDB on AS. I had flown ANC-SEA to catch a QX flight to BIL. At the gate in SEA I was told that they had given my seat away since I "never left ANC" according to their computer. Incredible since I was standing at the gate in SEA. They re-booked me SEA-MSP-BIL with MSP-BIL on DL and gave me a $300 voucher. And, I got upgraded on the DL flight, WOOHOO!!

So, Yes, AS has been overbooking flights for many years now.

Does that count as an IDB in the formal sense of the DoT regulations? Sounds like they gave your seat to a standby (who didn't have a confirmed seat until they mistakenly decided that you would not be available for the flight). Also, compensation for IDB is in cash, isn't it?

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